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St. Jerome the Priest (Meštrović)

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Mestrovic's Jerome 2
Mestrovic's Jerome 2

St. Jerome the Priest is a bronze statue, by Ivan Meštrović, located at 2343 Massachusetts Avenue, Northwest, Washington, D.C.Ivan Meštrović donated this work to the Croatian Franciscan Fathers, who commissioned it as Saint Jerome. Jerome was born on the territory of modern Croatia. This Meštrović statue was originally located at the Franciscan Fathers' Abbey on 1359 Monroe Street, N.E., Washington, D.C., and was later moved to the front of the Croatian Embassy on Embassy Row. The inscription reads: (On front of base:)

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St. Jerome the Priest (Meštrović)
Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, Washington

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Massachusetts Avenue Northwest 2343
20008 Washington
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